OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: MUSCLE ENERGY AND COUNTERSTRAIN PROCEDURE - PSOAS MUSCLE PROCEDURES

Course overview

PSOAS SYNDROME IS A DISORDER OF THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE LEADING TO BACK PAIN, GROIN PAIN, SNAPPING HIP, BUTTOCK UP, OR DIFFICULTY STANDING. PSOAS DYSFUNCTIONS ARE COMMON IN ATHLETES BUT CAN ALSO IMPACT THE GENERAL POPULATION DUE TO THEIR FREQUENT ACTIVATION AS A HIP FLEXOR DURING WALKING AND EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MUSCLE ENERGY TREATMENT OF THE ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.